Dr. Ralston has deep experience in higher education, including first-year experience and retention initiatives, community service and social justice programs, advising student organizations, facilitating leadership and social justice workshops, designing equity and inclusion curriculum and courses, managing diverse teams, and teaching. Dr. Ralston currently works full-time with Beloved Community in New Orleans. She serves on the board of directors for the ACLU Louisiana, and volunteers on the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s Azucar Ball planning committee. Lastly, she serves as a doula to local moms. In her free time, she promotes local, New Orleans restaurants via Off the Eaten Path NOLA and her Instagram @eatenpathnola. 

Fridays at Newcomb is a free lunch and lecture series featuring speakers across disciplines. Lunch will be distributed at the end of the event for attendees to take to go. Please note that due to current policies responding to COVID-19, this event will only be open to members of the Tulane community.